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Harris County Community Services Department <br /> Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br /> <br />TABII:SITESELECTION&NEIGHBORHOODCOMPATIBILITY <br />Ingeneral,sitesavailablefordevelopmentmustbewithinthecontextofexistingcommunities. <br />Eachoftheseneighborhoodshasovertimedevelopedauniquecharacter.HarrisCounty <br />CommunityServicesDepartment(HCCSD)encouragesdevelopmentwhichbuildsuponthe <br />uniquenessoftheseneighborhoods.Allhousingdevelopmentsshouldfitintoandenhance <br />existingneighborhoodsandmeetallrequirements. <br />2.1EnvironmentalRequirements <br />HUDrequiresanenvironmentalreviewforeveryprojectfundedinwholeorpartbyfederal <br />funds.ProjectsmustpassenvironmentalreviewandreceivereleaseoffundsfromHUDtouse <br />HUDfunding.IffundsareexpendedbeforeHUDapprovalandReleaseofFunds,thosefunds <br />maynotbereimbursedbyHarrisCountyentitlementfunding.Thereviewconsiderstheimpact <br />oftheprojectontheenvironmentandthe;“Ýz©š“’;“·x­impactontheprojectinsuchareas <br />as: <br />Wetlands/Floodplain <br />Hazardous,Toxic,andExplosive/FlammableMaterials <br />ProximitytoRailroads,Highways,andAirports <br />EndangeredSpecies <br />HistoricPreservation <br />CleanAir <br />EnvironmentJustice <br />Applicantsapplyingforacquisitionoflandandornewconstructionofhousingunitsmust <br />provide,attheirexpense,aPhaseIEnvironmentalSiteAssessment(seecurrentstandard <br />createdbyASTME152705)conductedbyanexperiencedprofessionalinenvironmentalsite <br />assessmentdatednolaterthan6monthspriortothesubmissionoftheirapplicationforHCCSD <br />funding.HCCSDreservestherighttorequireaPhaseIsiteassessmentonrehabilitationor <br />conversionhousingprojectwhenoneormoreapplicablestatutes(24CFR58)areimpacted.If <br />animpactisdiscoveredfurtherresearchandassessment(forexampleaPhaseIIorIII <br />assessment)mayberequiredattheexpenseoftheapplicant. <br />Designandconstructiondocumentsshallincorporateworknecessarytomitigate <br />environmentalconcernsidentifiedintheenvironmentalreviewandassessmentsunlessthese <br />concernsareaddressedpriortoconstructionstartandareoutsidethelimitsoftheconstruction <br />documents.TheseshouldbedocumentedinwritingtoHCCSDpriortoconstruction.Mitigation <br />methodsshallbeinaccordancewithaplanpreparedinconformancewithapplicableFederal, <br />State,andlocallawsandregulationsandacceptedbyHCCSD. <br />Harris County Community Services Department 17 <br />Affordable Housing Project Design Standards <br />Revised May 2011 <br /> <br />